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F. HARRINGTON.

DOLL. APP LICATION FILED MAY 6. 1915.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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FRANCES HARRINGTON, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

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1) all whom it may concern I Be it known that 1, Frances HARRINGTON,

a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dolls, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements 1n dolls the primary object of which is to devise such a doll of simple and durable construction and capable of being manufactured economically.

Another object of the present improvement is to devise a pillow doll, the principal parts of which are detachable and removable, one from the other, so that they may be easily removed and cleaned, thus making the doll sanitary, which sanitation is not found in the ordinary rag doll, whose place the present invention is designed to take.

A. further object of the present invention is to produce such a doll which has no hard surfaces or breakable parts.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in detail in the following description and drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front view of the complete girl doll. Fig. 2 shows a reverse side of Fig. 1, illustrating certain specific features of its construction. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1, showing the manner of attaching the skirt portion thereto. Fig. 4 is a front view of a doll of this character designed to represent a boy. Fig. 5 is a view of the reverse side of F ig. 4, illustrating its construction. Fig. 6 represents the pillow portion of the boy doll. Fig. 7 represents the pillow portion of the girl doll.

Referring now to the drawings, in which like reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several figures, 1 represents the pillow portion of the doll, which. may be made of any desired cloth material and stuffed to the necessary compactness with any desirable filling, such as a sanitary floss, cotton, or the like. It is preferable that the pillow portion 1 be designed so as to have one end rounded 'and the other rectangular or squared or bifurcated, for reasons hereinafter to be pointed out.

In the girl a slip 2 of cambric or other desired material is made of a size to snugly envelop and form a case for the pillow 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3%, 1915.

Application filed May 6, 1915. Serial No. 26,337.

The upper portion 3 of the slip :2 is preferably made of different material or colored for a portion of its length, so as to represent the head or hair portion of the doll. The portion 3 of the slip is made rounded, as shown, so that it will snugly fit the upper rounded end of the pillow 1. A face 7 may be sewed into the portion 3 and features marked thereupon by paints or other means. The lower portion of the slip 2 is designed to represent a girl, as is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. One side 4, of the slip 2, is made longer at the bottom than the other side and provided with a suitable snap 5 or other attachment means "whereby the side i. may be folded up and within the lower portion of the other side of the slip 2 and be secured thereto, by means of the cooperating attaching means 5, as shown, thus securely holding the pillow 1 within the slip 2.

When the doll is designed to represent a boy, as is shown in Figs. l, 5 and 6, a pillow of substantially the same size and shape as is used in the first mentioned doll is employed, except that the lower and squared end thereof is bifurcated for a short distance to represent the legs of the boy, as shown in Fig. 6, and a slip fitted thereupon, the upper end of which is rounded to fit the rounded end of the pillow, and the lower end squared. In this case, however, a plurality of fasteners 55 are used, which unite the front of the slip or case to the back thereof, which will sufficiently indicate the bifurcation of the legs of the boy.

In the girl doll the visible portion of the slip 2 represents the waist portion of the gown. Approximately midway the length of the slip 2 an additional piece of goods 8 is gathered and sewed thereupon to form a skirt. When the doll represents a boy, however, it is understood that the skirt 8 is unnecessary, although the lower portion of the slip, in this case, may be made of a different piece of material or of different texture or color to represent the boys trousers, as at 10.

It is understood that any desired variety of adaptations of clothing may be indulged in, such as pockets, ribbons, ruflies, plaits, and the like, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

It is also particularly pointed out that either part of the inclosing slip or case representing the clothing of the doll is designed to be of material that is washable and sanitary, such as may be safely used by children and infants. It is a very well known fact that young children place toys, such as dolls, in their mouths, and in this instance the sanitary features of the present invention are readily apparent. They also have a well known fondness for taking their dolls to bed with them, and here again the sanitation features, as shown, are essential, as is also the fact that the doll has a uniformly soft padded structure throughout. Due to the structure of the doll, as shown herein, it is also comparatively indestructible, which is an additional advantage.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: p

1. A doll comprising a padded body portion, a slip inclosing said body portion and fitting it snugly, the upper portion of the said slip of a different texture than the remainder of the slip, and a face secured to the upper portion of the slip for the purpose described.

2. A doll comprising a padded body portion, a slip of a size and shape to snugly fit end of the said slip for holding the body portion within the slip, the upper rounded I end of the slip of a different texture than the remainder of the slip providing means for indicating hair, a face removably secured to the said upper portion of the slip, a skirt removably secured to the lower portion of the slip, whereby a central portion of the slip is left providing means for indicating the waist of the doll, theparts arranged as and for the purpose described. 7

3. A doll comprising a padded body portion, a slip of a size and shape to snugly lit the said body portion, a skirt removably secured to the lower portion of the slip, the upper portion of the slip formed of a different color material than the remainder of the slip for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANCES HARRINGTON. Vitnesses A. C. DUNN,

S. Gno. STEVENS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patem Washington, D. C." 

